What land is being acquired and where
The land is being acquired for Road Over Bridges, which are state road works. The acquisition is made under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, and the notices appear in the Tamil Nadu State Gazette.
The notified land lies in Coimbatore, Dindigul and Virudhunagar districts. Within these districts, the villages fall in Mettupalayam, Palani, Rajapalayam and Sivakasi taluks.
In all, 183 survey numbers across 6 villages are covered by the notices.
The notices and their stage
There are 5 notices in this file. The earliest is an errata dated 30 August 2022. Notifications followed on 28 October 2022, 24 February 2023, 9 March 2023 and 30 September 2025.
The notices of 30 August 2022, 28 October 2022 and 24 February 2023 were corrected by later notices. The notices of 9 March 2023 and 30 September 2025 have not been corrected so far. When a notice has been corrected, read it together with the correction, because the survey numbers or extents may have changed.
Under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, a notice under section 15(1) declares the Government's intention to acquire the land described in it for a highway purpose. The Act then provides for hearing of interested persons, determination of compensation and an award by the competent authority.
No notice in this file has been withdrawn. The Gazette record by itself does not show whether an award has been passed or compensation paid for any survey number. That must be confirmed with the land acquisition officer named in the notice.
Villages covered
In Dindigul district, Palani taluk, the notices cover 65 survey numbers in Palani Town.
In Virudhunagar district, Sivakasi taluk, the notices cover 62 survey numbers in Tiruttangal, 26 in Keela Thiruthangal and 11 in Anaiyur. In Rajapalayam taluk, they cover 18 survey numbers in Rajapalayam.
In Coimbatore district, Mettupalayam taluk, the notices cover 1 survey number in Karamadai.
No survey number in any of these villages has been withdrawn from the acquisition.
What to do if your land is listed
First, match your survey number and subdivision exactly against the Gazette notice and any later correction. A neighbouring subdivision being listed does not mean yours is.
If your land is listed, collect your title deeds, patta, chitta and adangal extracts and encumbrance certificate. Contact the land acquisition officer or the Highways Department office named in the notice to confirm the extent being taken and the stage of the proceedings.
Attend any enquiry or hearing you are called for and place your objections and claims in writing. Compensation is determined by the competent authority under the procedure in the Act, so confirm the award and payment position only from that office.
If you are buying land in these villages, ask the seller for the survey number status before paying any advance. Land under a live acquisition notice carries a real risk of being taken, and the buyer may find the compensation goes to the person shown in the acquisition records.